Breastfeeding Bicolanas

01/01/2026

Every drop tells a story of love, patience, and grace. Forever thankful for this season of nourishment. 🤱
Blessed by every drop. Sustained by grace 🤍

May our 2026 also be a year filled with love, nourishment, and endless gratitude.
Thank You, Lord!! 🙏🏼🤍

14/11/2025

14/11/2025

KMI President Dr Maria Asuncion Silvestre receives an Award on behalf of KMI at the Gabi ng Pagkilala at Pasasalamat ng Metro Manila Center for Health Development of the DOH.

KMI has been supporting health and nutrition programs of various CHDs across the Philippines for many years . Mabuhay!

Thank you for the work that you do Doc. Mianne Silvestre 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

09/11/2025

"Sa panahon ng kalimidad at mga peligro gaya ng bagyo at pandemya, and taong secured ang pagkain ay ang batang nasuso sa nanay niya."

While we face another force of nature, let as work to protect the mother and infant dyad. One of our key priority is to secure the moms, their infants and very young children bith in the homes and in evacuation centers.

Para sa mga evacuation centers, maglaan ng sapat na pagkain at mga supply pati na rin safe na matutuluyan or WICS (Women, Infant, and Child Friendly Spaces) upang ligtas at malaya silang makapagpasuso at magalaga ng kanilang mga anak at nang hindi na sila pa kailangan makipila at makihalubilo sa ibang mga evacuees.

In this way, hindi na kakailanganin na bigyan ng artificial na gatas, mga bote ang mga sanggol. Ang pag alaga sa nutrition ng kanilang nanay ang higit na makakatulong. Maglaan ng mga malong packs, at pagkain na naaayun sa complentary feeding para matugunan ang pangangailangan ng buong pamilya. Produce na hindi madaling masira at maaring lutuin sa suop kitchen ng evacuation centers ang higit na kailangan gaya na rin ng mga damit.

Protecting breastfeeding at this time will help prevent diarrheal and respiratory diseases that can be rampant especially in centers where close contact is common and scarce ang clean potable water. LET US NOT UNDERMINE BREASTFEEDING MOMS by letting them feel inadequate because theirs is the best food source that not only provides antibody protection, but also allows psychological and emotional protection as infants are held close safe in secured in their moms arms...

Together let us pray for each other. Together we will brave the stormy weather. Stay safe everyone!

07/11/2025

Habang tayo ay naghahanda sa epekto ng Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Uwan, ipinapaalala ng Albay Provincial Health Office – Nutrition Program na ang gatas ng ina ang pinakamainam na pagkain para sa sanggol, lalo na sa panahon ng sakuna.

Bakit mahalaga ang gatas ng ina?
* Nagbibigay ito ng kumpletong nutrisyon na kailangan ng sanggol sa unang 6 na buwan ng buhay.
* Naglalaman ito ng antibodies na nagbibigay proteksiyon laban sa sakit.
* Tumutulong sa malusog na paglaki at pag-unlad ng sanggol.
* Laging ligtas at laging available, kahit may bagyo o kakulangan ng pagkain at tubig.

Tingnan ang infographics sa ibaba bilang gabay sa wastong pagpapakain at pangagalaga ng mga sanggol sa panahon ng sakuna.

Sama-sama nating itaguyod ang kalusugan at nutrisyon ng mga sanggol at ina — kahit sa gitna ng unos.

22/10/2025

Withholding Unang Yakap is unethical

The 2025 Cochrane review on immediate and early skin-to-skin contact after birth highlights that further randomized controlled trials comparing skin-to-skin contact with ‘usual care’ are no longer ethical.

The findings show there is now enough evidence to make immediate skin-to-skin contact after birth the global standard of care, and as WHO already recommends skin-to-skin the standard of care, the authors argue that randomizing the separation of mother and newborn may no longer be justifiable.

Read more:
https://centerforbreastfeeding.org/cochrane-review-2025

18/10/2025

18/10/2025